Farrell High School - Reflector Yearbook (Farrell, PA)

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ART A D I UUSTHUUQ Art Department The art department is primarily concerned with the aesthetic development of the student. With this in mind, Mr. Komar, the department head, tries with a Varied pro- gram to bring and to show to the student the meaning of the arts. Through the use of visual aids and field trips Mr. Komar helps the student to have a better understanding of the art world. Throughout the year he shows slides of the great periods oi art as they are related to the history of their times and their influence on the present. Togther with the students, Mr. Komar views many reproductions of these masterpieces from the past to the present. The reproductions oi masterpieces are available within our own school. The school with the cooperation of our student clubs and organiza- tions has purchased the paintings that are hanging in all of our hallways. The student participates in practical art experiences by working on projects per- taining to every day living. He learns abstract design with relation to interior and exterior home design, through his course in Art l, and oil painting, copper enameling in Art ll. Both have an opportunity to do ceramic work and they enrich their experi- ence by visits to commercial pottery factories and galleries in the vicinity. The Art department encourages cooperative effort of the students by participating in various activities such as the Shenango Valley halloween window painting con- test, local and national poster contests, decorating our gymnasium for special events, the annual Xmas decorating project for the U.S.A.F. Tet Base at Vienna, Ohio, and incidentally, art work for this year book. An interesting project done by Art H stu- dents this year was the planning and construction of a model city complete in minia- ture. ARTS Mr. Paul A. Komar AB. Thiel College MA. Fine Arts, University oi All of these varied activities and their success tends to prove Mr. Komar's phil- AOWU osophy that every individual has certain creative abilities and that the consumma- tion of this artistic expression makes toward a more enjoyable and fuller life. lndustrial Arts Department The correct choice of a vocation and a better under- standing of industrial economy are essential to a well- rounded education and the betterment of our community. With this in mind, the lndustrial Arts Department of the high school aids the students in the development of good Working habits, sensible working attitudes, and safe work- ing practices. This department, headed by Mr, Tudor Lewis, offers courses in wood, machine, electric, and metal shops, and in mechanical drawing. The student who has selected the Industrial Arts course is required to take one year of mech- anical drawing, to learn the use and construction of blue prints, and one semester each of two assigned shops. Dur- ing the second year he is required to spend one semester in each of the remaining shops to help him to decide which he likes best. Finally in the senior year the pupil may choose the shop in which he has the greatest interest. ln each of these shops the boys learn to handle the equipment necessary to doing a good job in industry. Mr. Lewis teaches the boys in the wood shopg Mr. lrwin Orr, Mr. Ellsworth McClearn, and Mr. David Schirmer, teach the metal, machine, electric shops. Mr. Joseph Nestich teaches Mechanical Drawing. These shops turn out articles made of brass, wood, wrought iron, aluminum, and plastics. lt is through the electric shop that the first two-way com- munication system of our school was built. Above all the lndustrial Arts Department offers a foun- dation for future carpenters, electricians, machinists, drafts- rnen, and welders. It is the belief of this department that the pupil be taught the dignity of working with his hands: that he can be proud of a job well done, and stimulated to make wise use of leisure time. Through his experiences in the shop the pupil gains that part of his education that enables him to recognize the vital part industry plays in our every day lives, and gives him the knowledge and satisfaction of knowing he can take a crude piece of ma- terial and with his own hands and imaginative ability turn it into a lovely piece of work oi which he can be proud.

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if sly it it li Ssiliur Hiqli llriiiuipal i MR. ANTHONY 1. PINTAR BS., Grove City Colleqe i M.Ed. University of Pittsburgh .:. l:l Assistant llriiuiipal MR. ANGELO M. GRANDE AB. Grove City Colleqe lVi.A. University oi Alabama Q Q H--ws Ji '-sf' 5. z. 'lifm ' 37 a.k tiiiil r i i Mr. Walter A. Bresky Mr. Paul Kudelko Mr. Edward Turosky Mr. 1011195 Fcmmuflino School Solicitor Secretary 1 l

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BEAUTY CULTURE WOOD SHOP MACHINE SHOP Miss Lillian R. Kittinq Mr. Tudor E. Lewis Mr. Ellsworth McClearn BA. Pennsylvania Stats: AB. Westminster College Voc. Ed. University of Pittsburgh University M.Ed Weestmiristrfi' Collogo M.A. Equ. California State Teachers Collage MECHANICAL DRAWING METAL SHOP ELECTRIC SHOP Mr. Ioseph G. Nestich Mr. Irvin G. Orr Mr. David C. Schirmer BS. Kent State University Voc. Ed. University of Pittsburgh BS. California State Mid. Kent State University MA. Equ. California 'State Teachers College Teachers College 13